RIAL RYE

CURRICULUM VITAE
SOLO & DUO EXHIBITIONS
  • [2026] Son of a Griff. Lyndon House Arts Center. Athens, Georgia, United States.
  • [2025] Baggage. The Atlanta Contemporary Art Center. Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
  • [2025] All These Mixed Emotions. The City of Madison Public Arts Commission. Madison, Georgia, United States.
  • [2025] EngageART; with Emmanuelle Chammah. Spruill Gallery. Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
  • [2024] Artifacts of What?. The Artistry Workshops and Gallery. Greenville, South Carolina, United States.
  • [2023] New Works; with Jeffrey Wilcox Paclipan. ArtPrize 2023. Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States.
  • [2023] Rial Rye, Celebrating International Sculpture Day. The Creative Arts Guild of Georgia. Dalton, Georgia, United States
  • [2017] Birds of a Feather; with Räkan Smith. The Artistry Workshops and Gallery. Greenville, South Carolina, United States.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
  • [2026] AALANA-BIPOC Fellows Exhibition. Chicago Sculpture International. Chicago, Illinois, United States.
  • [2025] Radical Imperfection. Athens Institute for Contemporary Art. Athens, Georgia, United States.
  • [2025] SITE. The Goat Farm Arts Center. Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
  • [2025] Gestures of a Conversation. The Atlanta Art Fair. Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
  • [2025] Alabama Triennial: Currents. Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts at The University of Alabama, Birmingham. Birmingham, Alabama, United States.
  • [2025] Summer Invitational. ​Spruill Gallery. Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
  • [2025] Stronger Together. Coca-Cola International Headquarters. Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
  • [2025] Metro Montage XXV. Marietta Cobb Museum of Art. Marietta, Georgia, United States.
  • [2025] Southern Hospitality. The Sugar Hill Arts Commission. Sugar Hill, Georgia, United States.
  • [2025] Kouri Vini. Nina Baldwin Gallery. Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
  • [2024] Patterns of Place. Inaugural Atlanta Art Fair. Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
  • [2024] 42nd Annual Juried Competition. Pickens County Museum of Art & History. Pickens, South Carolina, United States.
  • [2024] Found Family. Thompson Gallery of Art at Furman University. Greenville, South Carolina, United States.
  • [2024] Mayor's Pride Exhibit. The Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs. Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
  • [2024] Queer Perspectives. Steffen Thomas Museum of Art. Buckhead, Georgia, United States.
  • [2024] Midtown Atlanta Outdoor Art Gallery. Midtown Alliance. Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
  • [2024] Colors of Love. Coca-Cola International Headquarters. Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
  • [2024] Inauguration of the Avondale Arts Center. Avondale Arts Alliance. Avondale Estates, Georgia, United States.
  • [2024] & yet again & again. ​The Dalton Gallery at Agnes Scott College. Decatur, Georgia, United States.
  • [2024] Mpingo (Swahili: "Ebony Wood"). South Fulton Southwest Arts Center. South Fulton, Georgia, United States.
  • [2024] AF24 Competition. ArtFields. Lake City, South Carolina, United States.
  • [2023] Little Things Mean a Lot. Swan Coach House Gallery. Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
  • [2023] Mayor's Pride Exhibit. The Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs. Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
  • [2023] Festival of Fine Arts. The Creative Arts Guild of Georgia. Dalton, Georgia, United States.
  • [2023] A Collection of Queer Art. Avondale Arts Alliance. Avondale Estates, Georgia, United States.
  • [2023] Metro Montage XXIII. Marietta Cobb Museum of Art. Marietta, Georgia, United States.
  • [2023] Second Chances for Art. South River Art Studios, Atlanta, Georgia, United States.​
RESIDENCIES, GRANTS, & AWARDS
  • [2025] Nexus Fund. The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. New York, New York, United States. 
  • [2025] Fellow. Chicago Sculpture International. Chicago, Illinois, United States. 
  • [2025] Public Arts Grant. The City of Madison Public Arts Commission. Madison, Georgia, United States. 
  • [2023-Present] Artist in Residence. The Atlanta Contemporary Art Center. Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
  • [2023] Best 3D Work; Festival of Fine Arts. The Creative Arts Guild of Georgia. Dalton, Georgia, United States.
NOTABLE COLLECTIONS
  • [2025] Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts at The University of Alabama, Birmingham. Birmingham, Alabama, United States.
  • [2025] The Goat Farm Arts Center. Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
  • [2025] The GSMST Archive and Museum. Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States.
​SELECTED PRESS
  • [2025] Art Currently. Art Militant: AEIVA on Southern Identity through Art, Ancestry, and Belonging in 'Currents' Exhibition. By Murph Phi. Article Link.
  • [2025] Lake Oconee News. 'All These Mixed Emotions' Sculpture Dedicated. Staff Writer. Article Link.
  • [2024] Rattlesnake Art Magazine. The Art of Rial Rye. By Leah Smolin and Joseph Smolin. Article Link.
  • [2024] The Greenville Journal. The Artistry to Host 'Artifacts of What?' Exhibit. By Jeannie Putnam. Article Link.
  • [2023] Whitehot Magazine. New York Who? Spotlight on Rial Rye, Ellex Swavoni and Wihro Kim - 3 Hot Atlanta-Based Artists Featured in Atlanta Art Week, 2023. By Clare Gemima. Article Link.
  • [2023] (Cover Story) The Georgia Voice. Feeling Comfortable Being Uncomfortable with Rial Rye. By Adalei Stevens. Article Link.
  • [2023] Rough Draft Atlanta. Duality on Display: The Artwork of Rial Rye. By Isadora Pennington. Article Link.
CURATION
  • [2025 - ] Pink Pedestal. The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
  • [2024] Atlanta Imported. The Creative Arts Guild of Georgia. Dalton, Georgia, United States.
INVITED TALKS​
  • [2025] Navigating a Career in Fine Art. ​Kennesaw State University School of Art and Design. Kennesaw, Georgia, United States.
  • [2024] Black and LGBTQ+ in the South. ​Steffen Thomas Museum of Art. Buckhead, Georgia, United States.
  • [2024] We Are Magic: Exploring the Aesthetics of Biracialism and Otherness. Chit Chat Club at The Atlanta Contemporary Art Center. Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
  • [2024] Neurodiversity in the Arts. The Haugabrooks Funeral Home Historical Site. Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
  • [2025] Marietta Cobb Museum of Art Annual Auction. Marietta Cobb Museum of Art. Marietta, Georgia, United States.
  • [2024] Hambidge Silent Art Auction. The Hambidge Center for Creative Arts and Sciences. Rabun Gap, Georgia, United States.
  • [2024] Accessibility Benefit Auction. The Leather Archives and Museum. Chicago, Illinois, United States.
  • [2024] Founders' Day Auction. Steffen Thomas Museum of Art. Buckhead, Georgia, United States.
  • [2024] Fine Arts Ball Auction. Greenville Museum of Art. Greenville, North Carolina, United States.
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